diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix
index ba3aae5cf70..c79357cd907 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1gpf2xvhxfs5ll3m2jlslsx9jfjbmrbz55iq362plflrvf8mbxhj";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's/-Werror//' build/standalone.gypi build/common.gypi
+  '';
+
   configurePhase = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     ln -s /usr/bin/xcodebuild $TMPDIR
     export PATH=$TMPDIR:$PATH
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dd865a4a25f..79862d8613a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8340,7 +8340,6 @@ let
 
   v8_3_16_14 = callPackage ../development/libraries/v8/3.16.14.nix {
     inherit (pythonPackages) gyp;
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc48;
   };
 
   v8_3_24_10 = callPackage ../development/libraries/v8/3.24.10.nix {